Modern students are motivated to bring a significant positive change in society. This is one of the reasons why the demand for courses in Social Work is upsurging. Through social work, various challenges and complexities faced by the underprivileged section can be eliminated at different levels. The government sector provides a number of jobs in this domain. The curriculum of a course in social work is mainly practical and classroom interaction based in foreign universities. If you are also looking to get enrolled in a comprehensive course in this field, then the following are the best universities in the world where you can apply. 

1. University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

The well-esteemed University of Michigan is the world’s best university for studying social work at the master’s level. The seats for master’s courses in social work is around 380 in this university. It is a public university with 31,000 undergraduate students and 16,000 postgraduate students. 

Location – Michigan, United States

Acceptance rate – 26%

Average SAT score accepted – 1430

Average ACT score accepted – 33

Average cost per year (After deducting financial aid) – $18,037 

Average aid awarded – $21,444

Students receiving aid – 66%

2. University of Toronto

The remarkable University of Toronto ranks as the 16th best university in the world and 1st best university in Canada, Ontario, and Toronto. The highest degree that one can pursue in social work at this university is doctoral education. 

Location – Ontario, Canada

Acceptance rate – 43%

Undergraduate tuition fees – CAD 35,280 to 39,580 per annum

Graduate tuition fees – CAD 18,620 to 51,293 per annum

3. The University of Texas at Austin

The overall rank of the University of Texas in the United States is 21st and 22nd in the North America. It hosts more than 40,000 undergraduate students and over 10,000 graduate students. In this university, there are 68 seats for undergraduate courses in social work, 152 for graduate courses and 6 for doctoral programmes. 

Location – Texas, United States

Acceptance rate – 32%

Average SAT score accepted – 1340

Average ACT score accepted – 30

Average aid awarded – $11,121

Students receiving aid – 66%

4. University of Washington – Seattle

The University of Washington ranks as the eighth best university in the world, and 7th best in both North America, and the United States. This prominent university hosts around 32,000 students at undergraduate level and 16,000 students at graduate level. In this university, there are 31 seats for undergraduate courses in social work, 150 for graduate courses, and 3 for doctoral programs. 

Location – Washington, United States

Acceptance rate – 56%

Average SAT score accepted – 1327

Average ACT score accepted – 30

Average cost per year – $20,023

Average aid awarded – $15,450

Students receiving aid – 56%

5. Arizona State University – Tempe

The overall rank of Arizona State University in the world is 61st and 48th in North America.  In this university, there are 201 seats for undergraduate courses in social work and 213 seats for graduate courses.

Location – Arizona, United Kingdom

Acceptance rate – 88% 

Average SAT score accepted – 1210

Average ACT score accepted – 25

Average aid awarded – $12,637

Students receiving aid – 94%

6. Stockholm University

The well-established Stockholm University ranks 5th in Sweden and 2nd in Stockholm. It is a non-profit university that has courses in both Sweden and the English language. The social work course at this university is highly famous. 

Location – Stockholm, Sweden

Acceptance rate – 24%

Enrollment – 33,147 

Tuition fees – 90,000 SEK 

7. Griffith University

The highly prestigious Griffith University ranks 2nd in Brisbane, 12th in Australia and 14th in Oceania. One can study the course of social work to a master’s level at this university. The courses in this university are taught in the English language only. 

Location – Brisbane, Australia

Acceptance rate – 50%

Enrollment – 45,000

Apart from these universities, one can easily find many more universities to pursue any type of degree or diploma course in the domain of Social Work.